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sillies

sillies noun: a period of foolish behaviour. Also the plural of silly.

Noun

sillies

  1. (informal) A period of foolish behaviour.
    • […] a number of commentators have noted how, during meetings and in committees, for example, organisation members often experience an attack of the sillies by playing the fool and horsing around.2003, Peter Gronn, The New Work of Educational Leaders

Also used as

sillies is also the plural of silly.

Questions about sillies

What does sillies mean?
Sillies means a period of foolish behaviour.
What part of speech is sillies?
Sillies is a noun.

Words near sillies in the dictionary

  1. sillgreen
  2. sillibub
  3. sillibubs
  4. Sillicus
  5. sillier
  6. sillies
  7. silliest
  8. sillification
  9. sillikin
  10. sillikins
  11. sillily

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